Farm-gate



(No Model.)

H. H. HOOVER.

FARM GATE.

No. 346,588. Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

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UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

HENRY H. HOOVER, OF MACY, INDIANA.

F A RM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,558, dated August3, 1886.

Application filed October 30, 1855. Serial No. 181,330.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. HOOVER, carpenter, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Macy, in the county of Miami and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates, ofwhich thefollowing is a specification,reference being had therein to theaccompanying draw- 1ngs.

My invention relates to farm-gates, and has for its object the provisionof a gate of the class named having means whereby it may be moved bothrearwardly and upwardly to a predetermined distance upon a suitablesupporting-track, and thereafter to be swung open in the horizontalplane.

Theinvention further contemplates the provision of means whereby thegate is held against accidental displacement when balanced upon itssupportingtrack, and, further, means whereby it is released from saidbalanced position upon said track.

In the accomplishment of the above the invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, substantially ashereinafter described,and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l represents,in side elevation,a gate embodyingmy invention balanced upon its supporting-track in position to be swungopen. Fig. 2 is a similar elevation showing the gate closed. Fig. 3 is atop plan view of the gate in closed position. Figs. 4 and 5 are detacheddetail views of parts of the gate, showing modified forms of the lock--ing mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference denotesimilar parts, A

designates a gate consisting of a series of longitudinal rails, a,secured to the vertical bars a in the usual well-known manner. One ofthe longitudinal rails a projects beyond the vertical forward bars, a,to, form a latch, a whereby to hold the gate in closed position, saidlatch engaging with a suitable recess formed in the post B.

Upon one face of the gate'A is secured a diagonal'rail, O, the loweredge of which rests and travels upon a roller, 06, mounted in a frame,D, projecting forwardly by and upwardly from a post, E, hinged at e tothe rear post, F, of the gate.

- G designates a second inclined rail secured at its lower end to thepost E, and projecting thence rearwardly in a plane similar to that ofthe rail D. The upper edge of the rail G forms a track upon which aroller, H, pivoted to the rear end of the gate A, rests and travels whensaid gate is opened or closed.

.r designates a recess formed in the upper edge of the rail G, near theouter end thereof, to receive the roller H when the gate is movedbackward for the purpose of being opened. (See Fig. 1.) The upper end ofthe latch g is eccentric with its pivot, said eccentric portion passingunder the roller, to raise the same from engagement with the recess y,when desired.

If desired, the pivoted latch g may be dispensed with, and in lieuthereof a latch, I, maybe pivoted upon the side of the diagonal rail 0,at the forward end thereof, in such manner that its forward end shall beraised by the frame (1 when the gate is moved back ward, said latchthereafter dropping behind said frame, thus holding the gate in properposition upon its supporting-rails D G.

K designates stay-rods extending from the top of the hinged post E totheouter ends of the track-rails D G, respectively.

Figs. 4 and 5 represent modifications of the means employed to hold thegate properly balanced upon its supporting-rails D G, the formerconsisting in a pivoted latch, the-latter in a sliding bar, L, having aninclined portion, Z,-adapted to pass under the roller H for raising thesame.

The operation of my improvement will be apparent without furtherdescription.

I am aware of the patents issued to F. R. Sherman, dated January 7,1868, No. 73,129, and to O. A. Mosher, November 6, 1877, No. 196,925,and I make no claim to the construction of devices therein shown anddescribed.

What I claim is 1. In a sliding and swinging gate, the combination of ahinged post having inclined rails projecting from opposite sidesthereof, one of said rails provided with a recess to receive atrack-roller,with a gate having a diagonal rail secured upon one of itsfaces, and a track-roller normally in engagement with one of theinclined rails of the hinged post, substantially as described.

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2. In a sliding and swinging gate the combination of a hinged posthaving inclined rails projecting from opposite sides thereof, saidinclined rails provided at their outer ends, respectively, with a fixedroller and a rollerreceiviug recess, with a gate having a diagonal railsecured upon one of its faces, said rail normally in engagement with thefixed roller upon the inclined projecting rail of the swinging post, anda roller pivoted to the gate and normally in engagement with theremaining projecting rail of said swinging post, substan tially asdescribed.

3. In a sliding and swinging gate, the combination of a hinged posthaving inclined rails D G projecting from opposite sides-thereof,straining-rods K, and locking mechanism, substantially as described,with a gate having a diagonal rail, 0, and a releasing-latch, as and forthe purpose set forth.

4. In a sliding and swinging gate, the combination of a post, F, a post,E, hinged thereto, provided with inclined rails connected to said postat a common point, and projecting thence outwardly in similar butopposite planes, 25

straining-rods connecting said rails with the upper end of the hingedpost, and a gate having a diagonal rail, a roller, and a lockinglatch,substantially as set forth.

5. In a sliding and swinging gate, a gate 3c provided with a diagonalrail, a roller, and a locking-latch, in combination withoppositelyinclined rails projecting from a hinged post at opposite sidesthereof, and provided, re-

spectively, with a fixed roller and a detaining- 5

